Norine Dagliano, of ekm Inspirations, is an independent and nationally certified professional résumé writer (NCRW, CPRW, CFRW/CC) and job search coach. With more than 20 years experience, Norine has crafted powerful, achievement-focused résumés and provided logical and straight-forward job seeking tips and advice that has helped literally thousands of professionals in overcoming the anxiety of looking for working…and finding their ideal job.

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	The Problem with Being “Open” by Norine Dagliano - Feb, 2012 Recently I began providing job search coaching for clients who are receiving services through their university. Each coaching session is done over the phone and limited to one hour, so it is imperative that I cover as much as I can to help each job candidate jumpstart or enhance their job ...
	Visualizing a “New You” is Essential to Changing Careers by Norine Dagliano - Feb, 2012 One of the more difficult hurdles to surmount when making a career change is to begin thinking and talking about you in a new way. When we have been in a role for a very long time, we have an ingrained way of thinking, communicating and acting that reflects this. If you want your prospecti...
	How to Not to Fumble the Interview by Norine Dagliano - Oct, 2011 Sometimes job seekers do the strangest things. Take the interview, for example. As with football, sometimes things can go badly in a split second and put you out of the game. Some of the common reasons interviewers reject candidates are things that are totally within the job seeker’s c...
	Résumé Formats: What is Acceptable “Attire”? by Norine Dagliano - Oct, 2011 Ensuring that your résumé format works in every situation is a bit tricky. Do you create it using MS Word or is an alternate word-processing program acceptable? Is it okay to include tables, graphs, shaded text boxes, and/or borders? How about color and graphics? Yes, I do have a dating...
	My Physical Response to Job Loss by Norine Dagliano - Jun, 2011 Loosing a job is quite an emotional experience – looking for your next opportunity leans more toward the cerebral. Until you can come to terms with the first, it is difficult to tackle the later. I recall my last job loss more than 10 years ago as if it were yesterday. I have always had...
	You Have to Put Yourself Out There by Norine Dagliano - Jun, 2011 Many years ago, when I was between my first and second marriage, I found a delightful little book entitled The Divorced Woman’s Guide to Meeting New Men. The basic premise of the book was that you need to “put yourself out there”. Go where single people go; talk about subjects single peopl...
	Get a New Job Faster by Redefining Your Goals by Norine Dagliano - Oct, 2010 If you or someone you know has made a New Year's resolution to get a new job, I have one good piece of advice – stop looking for job openings. Yes, you read that correctly – structuring your activities around trying to locate suitable job openings increases your frustration level, as well ...
	Key Strategies for Job Fair Success by Norine Dagliano - Oct, 2010 Recently I attended a local job fair and spoke to several of the employers to solicit their response to the following question: "If you were to offer one tip for job seekers attending a job fair, what would it be?" The two answers given most frequently: "Dress professionally" and "communic...
	Networking – A Key to Your Career Success by Norine Dagliano - Oct, 2010 Networking – the mere mention of the word sends most job seekers cowering under a pile of help wanted ads, praying that an employer is looking for them, so they do not have to expose themselves to this high stress, ego-threatening activity. The sad reality is that the vast majority of ...
	It's Not About You by Norine Dagliano - Jul, 2009 Job seekers frequently ask how to shorten their three/four-page résumé: “I’ve done so much and have so many skills; I just hate to leave anything off.” A good place to start is by coming to the realization that when it comes to advertising what you are “selling” (your knowledge, skills and...
	Tell Them What Problem You Can Solve by Norine Dagliano - Jul, 2009 A few years ago I drove past a billboard that read “Look Better Naked.” The advertisement was for a fitness club. That’s good advertising! Too often businesses advertise their product or service by describing what they are offering. This business cut to the chase – they found my pain point...
	A Résumé-Writing Parable by Norine Dagliano - Apr, 2009 A guy walks into an advertising agency and says to the designer “I need a brochure to advertise my business. How much will that cost?” “I would be delighted to have you as a client, but first I have a couple of questions.” “What does your business do?” “Don’t know yet,” says the ...
	Look for Work the Way You Live Your Life by Norine Dagliano - Apr, 2009 When I first began my career as a résumé writer and job search coach, a more experienced colleague shared the following observation: “People look for work the way they live their life.” I was not sure what she meant by that, but after working with job seekers for the last 20 years, I see ...
	First You Must Decide by Norine Dagliano - Nov, 2008 A close friend called me today to about a job opportunity she felt would be a good match for her husband’s skills and experience. The job was in southern West Virginia and they currently live in central Pennsylvania. She began by asking for my help in updating her husband’s résumé, but wit...
	It Doesn’t Have to be a Blind Date From Hell by Norine Dagliano - Nov, 2008 After having spent nearly 10 years as a wife and mother (a "career path" I chose right out of college), I suddenly found myself single and unemployed with children to support, no professional experience, and very little self-confidence. As fate would have it, I began a journey into the sca...
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